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Trainer profile

Seamus G O'Donnell

115 runners in the last 5 seasons · 13 individual horses
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 34 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
5–115
Wins / Runs
4.3%
Strike rate
n=115
15 (13%)
Placed
1.08
Fair A/E
n=114 · 0.84 incl. margin
−63.00
£1 level stake
n=115 at SP · −54.8%
£50,876
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 20 runners a season, winning with 4% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.08).

Deterministic profile computed from 115 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 20 Oct 2026

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.3% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
0%−4.3
n=28 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −28.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−4.3
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−4.3
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−4.3
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−4.3
n=10 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −10.00
When favourite
0%
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
3.4%−0.9
n=58 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −30.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.3% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. Headgear figures use the true-first definition (first gear appearance in the captured career); returns are gear back on after a bare run. Claiming riders are runs where the booked rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
With a new jockey booking 1.7% vs 4.3% · n=59
Over 6f – 7f 6.6% vs 4.3% · n=61
At Dundalk (AW) 6.7% vs 4.3% · n=30
On Standard (AW) going 6.7% vs 4.3% · n=30
Descriptive splits ranked by divergence × sample — insight, not instruction. Every angle carries its N; nothing under 30 runs qualifies. Rows within 2pts of the baseline appear only when the market-relative read (Fair A/E) diverges, and show it.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Flat 97 5 5.2% −45.00
Hurdle 14 0 0% −14.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 41 1 2.4% −30.00
Standard (AW) 30 2 6.7% −19.00
Soft 24 1 4.2% −11.00
Good to Soft 10 1 10% +7.00
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 30 2 6.7% −19.00
Gowran Park 13 2 15.4% +11.00
Limerick 9 0 0% −9.00
Cork 9 0 0% −9.00
Naas 7 1 14.3% +10.00
Fairyhouse 6 0 0% −6.00
Listowel 6 0 0% −6.00
Galway 5 0 0% −5.00
Curragh 4 0 0% −4.00
Killarney 4 0 0% −4.00
Tipperary 4 0 0% −4.00
Clonmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Roscommon 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00
2nd–3rd fav 6 2 33.3% 2.94 +5.00
4th–6th fav 19 0 0% 0.00 −19.00
7th+ in betting 88 3 3.4% 1.43 −47.00
Fair A/E per band is the tell: near 1.00 the market had it priced right; well above, the wins came where the market didn't expect them.

Rows below n=30 are shown faded — a small sample is a fact, not a trend. Every figure carries its N.

Horses trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Theriverrunsdeep (IRE) 44 3 12 26 Sep 25
The Fog Horn (IRE) 23 2 3 1 Jun 26
The Alpha Man (IRE)from Richard John O'Brien 10 0 0 19 Jul 23
Pick A Window (IRE) 9 0 0 9 Sep 26
One Aim (IRE)from M Halford & T Collins 5 0 0 6 Nov 24
Mrs Lady Bella (IRE) 4 0 0 16 Sep 26
Believe Again (IRE) 4 0 0 12 Aug 26
Jaariam (FR)from P G Fahey 4 0 0 9 Jun 26
Golden Regal (IRE) 4 0 0 22 Sep 24
Passaggi (IRE) 3 0 0 20 Aug 22
The Contractor (IRE)from Richard John O'Brien 2 0 0 12 Aug 23
Approachcautiously (IRE) 2 0 0 10 Aug 22
All 13 horses sent out in this window. Runs, wins and places only: a strike rate or a return on a handful of runs is noise, so none is quoted per horse — each horse's full record is on its own page.
Where they came from · where they went next

Of the 13 horses listed, 4 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Richard John O'Brien (2); 9 had their first archived run for this yard.

None of them has a later run for another yard in our archive.

Read from each listed horse's whole archived career (2005 onwards), not only this window, and counted over the horses listed above, not the whole string. “First archived run” means our archive holds nothing earlier, not that the horse was unraced. A horse with no later run elsewhere may still be here, be off the track, or have run somewhere our archive does not cover — none of that is asserted.

When the yard fires

strike by month, 5 seasons
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A flat yard: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
RiderRWSR£1
James Ryan 19 1 5.3% −8.00
Seamie Heffernan 17 1 5.9% −10.50
Mr P W Gleeson 7 0 0% −7.00
Siobhan Rutledge 5 0 0% −5.00
Wesley Joyce 5 1 20% +12.00
Phillip Enright 4 0 0% −4.00
Leigh Roche 4 1 25% +0.50
Colin Keane 4 0 0% −4.00
Paddy Harnett 4 0 0% −4.00
Darragh O'Sullivan 4 0 0% −4.00
Ronan Whelan 3 0 0% −3.00
Danny Gilligan 2 0 0% −2.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
24
Archived wins
£216k
Prize money
2007
Best season · 6 wins
In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Lough Gem (IRE) — Listowel Printing Handicap (60-100) Listowel · Sep 2006
£19,530
Oxalido (FR) — E.P.S. Pumps Handicap Hurdle (81-116) Ballinrobe · Aug 2008
£8,983
The Fog Horn (IRE) — Golf At Gowran Park Handicap (47-70) Gowran Park · Jun 2023
£6,785
Notable horses
Theriverrunsdeep (IRE) The Chip Chopman (IRE) Mickmacmagoole (IRE) Oxalido (FR) The Fog Horn (IRE) Zelos Dream (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Camacho (GB) 6.8% · 3–44
Progeny have won 8.1% of 9,319 runs since 2008 (596 horses).
Elzaam (AUS) 7.4% · 2–27
Progeny have won 9.2% of 4,514 runs since 2008 (373 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.
Mastercraftsman (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 10.6% of 11,628 runs since 2008 (842 horses).
Sioux Nation (USA) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 12.4% of 2,866 runs since 2008 (353 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 576. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.8% from 189.
Australia (GB) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 11.2% of 5,636 runs since 2008 (563 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since 2008 (949 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
Top line: the yard's own record with each sire's runners (win %, wins–runs), same window as the header; faded under 30 runs. Beneath it: every run by that sire's progeny in our archive since 2008, as at 20 Oct 2026 — what they have done, not a forecast. A going or a distance is named only where at least 100 progeny runs sit 3 or more points from the sire's own win rate. Distance bands cover Flat and jumps together.

The record

latest 50 of 609 · newest first

The latest 50 of 609 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 24 March 2005 to 16 September 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
16 Sep 26 Clonmel (IRE) Mrs Lady Bella (IRE)J: James Ryan Suir Blueway Handicap10f · Yielding · 14 ran 14th 100/1
09 Sep 26 Cork (IRE) Pick A Window (IRE)J: Luke McAteer Follow Us On X Handicap7f · Good · 22 ran 22nd 33/1
15 Aug 26 Tramore (IRE) Onlytheriverknows (IRE)J: Darragh O'Keeffe Griffin Auctioneers Maiden12f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 9th 250/1
12 Aug 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Believe Again (IRE)J: James Ryan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden9.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7th 300/1
29 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Believe Again (IRE)J: Mr P W Gleeson Visit Tote26 On Course Today (Q.R.) Maiden12f · Yielding · 18 ran 14th 250/1
25 Jul 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Mrs Lady Bella (IRE)J: Wesley Joyce Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden8f · Good · 13 ran 12th 300/1
22 Jul 26 Naas (IRE) Pick A Window (IRE)J: Mel Sheridan O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap8f · Good · 18 ran 17th 33/1
11 Jul 26 Limerick Mrs Lady Bella (IRE)J: Jimmy Dalton Heating Engineer Supplies Maiden8f · Good · 6 ran 5th 80/1
11 Jul 26 Limerick Pick A Window (IRE)J: Jimmy Dalton Ei Electronics Handicap (0-60)6.5f · Good · 14 ran 8th 14/1
19 Jun 26 Limerick Mrs Lady Bella (IRE)J: James Ryan Twilight Racing Summer Series Maiden (Div 1)7f · Soft · 16 ran 13th 150/1
10 Jun 26 Limerick Pick A Window (IRE)J: James Ryan Cosgrave Transport Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)7f · Yielding · 13 ran 5th 40/1
09 Jun 26 Sligo Jaariam (FR)J: Alan O'Sullivan Yeats Irish Whiskey Claiming Hurdle18f · Good · 10 ran 10th 66/1
03 Jun 26 Curragh Pick A Window (IRE)J: James Ryan TRI Equestrian Maiden6.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 12th 300/1
01 Jun 26 Listowel The Fog Horn (IRE)J: Mr P W Gleeson Nora Canty Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 13 ran PU 200/1
18 May 26 Roscommon Believe Again (IRE)J: Seamie Heffernan Michael Tiger Lyons Memorial Maiden10.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 11th 200/1
14 May 26 Clonmel The Fog Horn (IRE)J: Mr P W Gleeson Watch Danny's Diary At ToteRacing Mares Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 8th 250/1
03 May 26 Cork Pick A Window (IRE)J: Luke McAteer UNQUESTIONABLE Standing At Rathbarry Stud Maiden6f · Soft · 15 ran 11th 400/1
07 Mar 26 Gowran Park The Fog Horn (IRE)J: Mr P W Gleeson William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 10 ran 7th 125/1
26 Sep 25 Dundalk (AW) Theriverrunsdeep (IRE)J: Paddy Harnett View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap6f · Standard · 14 ran 13th 50/1
26 Sep 25 Dundalk (AW) Pick A Window (IRE)J: Seamie Heffernan Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Claiming Maiden6f · Standard · 13 ran 12th 150/1

Drawn from the whole archive (2005 onwards), so it can include runs outside the window the header statistics cover. Non-runners are not listed. A finish shown in letters is a non-completion (F fell · UR unseated · PU pulled up · BD brought down).

Quick answers

What is Seamus G O'Donnell's strike rate?
Seamus G O'Donnell has won 5 of 115 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 4.3% (as at 20 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Seamus G O'Donnell do best at?
Dundalk (AW) by strike rate: 2 wins from 30 runners (6.7%) since 2022. Read from the 15 courses with the most runners on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.
What is Seamus G O'Donnell's Fair A/E?
1.08, from 114 runners with a computed fair probability since 2022. Fair A/E compares actual wins with a margin-stripped market expectation, so 1.00 is par: above it the wins came at bigger prices than the margin-free market implied, below it they did not.
Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation. Favourite-heavy samples — top yards, leading riders — naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". Three sample sizes are reported and never blended: runs (n), the ROI basis (n at SP), and the fair-A/E basis (n with a computed fair probability).

Strike rate is wins over all runs (n). ROI is £1 level stakes at SP over runs with a parseable price (n at SP). Fair A/E is wins over margin-stripped market expectation, over runs with a computed fair probability (n fair). The three Ns can legitimately differ and are always shown. Figures as at 20 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).